Anticipating the “Build Back Better” vote in the House, people of faith persist in demanding that Congress keep its promise to deliver on citizenship this year.
Immigration Justice
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The Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN) hosted a virtual listening session to demand safety and dignified treatment of Cameroonians in the United States in light of the Biden administration’s continued cruel treatment and deportations of Cameroonian people.
This week, the Biden Administration announced their framework for the “Build Back Better” bill that will invest $100 billion to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants in the United States. It is because of the strength and persistence of directly-impacted immigrants, advocates, and allies that citizenship has made it this far in the budget reconciliation process. As faith-based organizations that value the faith virtue of hope, we move forward with hope and optimism that we will win citizenship this year as our persistent advocacy continues.
The Biden administration continues to carry out Trump’s policy, sending people to death, torture, and indefinite detention—instead of using its executive authority to protect them in the United States.
As the Biden administration continues to deport people to violence and arrest in Cameroon, the most impacted people are bravely speaking up, demanding safety and dignified treatment in the United States.